January 8, 2021 — To guide students in their career choices, Marianopolis College offers online presentations featuring alumni discussing their professional activities.
On Thursday, January 14, Sharon G. Druker, along with three other alumni, will take part in the second event of the Law at Marianopolis series, concentrating on the field of mergers and acquisitions.
Thomson Reuters Practical Law has released the 2021 update to “Preparing for Non-Compete Litigation,” a Practice Note I co-authored with Zachary Jackson.
On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor released its much-anticipated Final Rule addressing independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Department indicates that the rulemaking should appear in the Federal Register on January 7, 2021, with an effective date 60 days thereafter.
As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: The past year tested our resilience, and COVID-19 forced everyone to think creatively and adapt quickly. Nowhere was that seen more clearly than in the workplace. See our video featuring attorneys Brian Cesaratto, Denise Dadika, Nathaniel Glasser, RyAnn McKay Hooper, Shawndra Jones, Cassandra Labbees, Robert O’Hara, and George Carroll Whipple.
January 6, 2021 — Robinson Sheppard Shapiro is pleased to announce that Patricia Baram, from our Insurance Law Practice Group, has become a partner with the firm.
Patricia has been a litigator since her call to the Bar in 2013, acting in files involving the liability of municipalities, general contractors, and professionals. Her continuing commitment to the firm and impeccable service to clients have made her one of our leading lawyers.
Almost ten years ago, I attended a general counsel panel about achieving greater collaboration and the clients who participated shared their top takeaways for lawyers and law firms. I’m not sure whether it speaks to the constancy of the legal profession that this advice holds true for today, or we are just still not getting it, but while there are definitely some sophisticated clients needs in the market today, the basics remain the same:
At the time we are posting this, we are just weeks away from the inauguration of President-Elect Joseph Biden. Although perhaps not at the very top of the list of questions about the forthcoming Biden administration, somewhere on the list has to be this question: “What changes will we see in wage-hour law?”
We don’t have the proverbial crystal ball, but there are a number of issues that the Biden administration may focus on at some point during the next four years, be it through legislation, new rules implemented by the Department of Labor (DOL) or even executive orders. They may include the following:
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